No 7: Passages 2026 - Santa Marta Colombia

 

Santa Marta has been ‘our home’ for almost 2 months now. We have used Santa Marta Marina as our base while we enjoyed travelling around Peru and Colombia.

Santa Marta is the oldest surviving city in Colombia. It was founded in 1525 so last year (2025) the city celebrated its 500^th birthday. It has a rich blend of colonial history and the indigenous Tayrona heritage. Santa Marta was once a strategic Spanish port, and it is where Simon Bolivar spent his final days.

Simon Bolivar

As mentioned in our previous blog, the strong Katabatic winds rush down the Sierra Nevada bringing along lots of dust. When we returned from our travels, dear Passages was covered in black dust. It has stained our lines/ropes and despite cleaning and washing Passages, the black dust seems to seep into every nook and cranny. There is also a water issue here in Santa Marta, amongst other things. There is plenty of water available just the delivery of water, even to the marina, is problematic. It has been quite frustrating. The water in the taps is not drinkable, so we have had to buy our drinking water. We can’t make water using our water maker, as the water in the marina, that dear Passages has been sitting in, is not healthy. The growth on Passages’ hull was incredible. We paid a diver to clean the hull. Mel usually does this when we are in clean decent waters but as he said, he wasn’t going into that water!

We spent Christmas and New Year in Santa Marta, and it was certainly festive. In fact, throughout

Colombia, we found the Christmas decorations and lights to be amazing. The Colombians certainly seem to enjoy the Festive season. We noticed that the Christmas decorations and lights were up until the 12 January which happened to be a public holiday.

For Christmas, four couples and one family (including Mel and I) from the marina, went out for dinner on Christmas Eve to the main steak house on the Waterfront. For Christmas day, we enjoyed our time on the boat and then went out in the evening to enjoy the festive atmosphere of Santa Marta.

For New Year, we went out for dinner with Iris and Peter from Switzerland. They are on a catamaran called IP and have been sailing for several years. I stayed up to watch the small fireworks display, but Mel didn’t and to be honest, they weren’t anywhere near what we have seen in other parts of the world. (I know I’m such a snob, but Australia sure knows how to put on a fireworks display).

While we were in the marina, Mel organised for a carpenter to do some work on the boat. For awhile now, the bifold door in the main head/bathroom, didn’t close as one of the folds had come slightly apart, plus Mel has been slowly working on installing a 2.5kg load washing machine on the boat. The mounting of the washing machine and the electrical and plumbing has been a major project, but I know I will be so chuffed once it is completed.

The carpenter, Heber, was a friendly guy but it was quite frustrating as on a few occasions when he said he would be coming round to the boat, he then messaged to postpone for another day. In between all of

this, Mel and I started to prepare for our sail and time in Guna Yula/San Blas Islands in Panama.

There was a great weather wind for us to sail to Panama which Pleiterik – the lovely Dutch family – Deanne, Raymond, Miles and Vajén took, along with IP – Iris and Peter – the Swiss couple. We knew we would have to wait for at least another 10 days for the chances of another good weather window to become available but until then we were waiting, hoping, relying on Heber, the carpenter, to complete the woodwork jobs we had assigned him to do.

 Eventually the woodwork was completed the day before we had planned to leave the Santa Marta Marina for Panama. Heber, did a great job, which ultimately is the main thing but oh dear he was slow or just meticulous.

We were keen to visit the town of Minca, which is about an hour away from Santa Marta, up in the high

mountains overlooking Santa Marta. We were undecided whether we should spend two nights away in Minca, but with the uncertainty of Heber the carpenter, and on advice from a ex South African couple, who now live in Bondi, Sydney Australia, Ian and Carol, they said a day visit to Minca, is perfect if you are not intending to visit the waterfalls or go for a hike.

We were hoping to go to Minca to celebrate Mel’s birthday, but Heber decided to spend the whole day working on the boat, so that put paid to our plans for Mel’s birthday.

We did, however, managed to go to Minca for lunch on Tuesday 13^th, the day before we left Santa

Minca - centre

Marta. Heber came round early 8.00am, to do the final touch ups of the woodwork and by 11.30am we were in a ‘collectivo’ – minibus on our way to Minca. We walked up and down the main street of Minca, found a nice restaurant to have some lunch, walked around a bit more and then caught the collectivo back to Santa Marta. We were back in Santa Marta by 4.30pm which gave us enough time to go to the local fruit and veggie markets for some fresh produce for some of our time in Guna Yula/San Blas Islands. But I will explain more in our next blog post about the San Blas Islands.

Minca had a hippie/back packers type vibe especially when you see ‘Blue mushrooms’ for sale in various forms, like biscuits, cookies, etc. in most restaurants. We felt the advice that Ian and Carol had given us was correct and maybe, if we hadn’t done as much travelling as we had done over the past two months, we would have enjoyed Minca a bit more, but we were keen to move on.

We met Carol and Ian by chance in the Colombian equivalent of Aldi – D1. They were looking for

Minca.

something to drink and when I heard their accent, I smiled at them and we just started talking. We arranged to meet up with them later for dinner in the city centre. They were, like us and many people throughout the world, saddened and devastated by the terrorist attack very close to where they live in Bondi.

Carol and Ian are spending the next two years travelling and only started their journey two months ago. We met up with them one more time before they left for Cartagena.

By now, we were eager to leave Santa Marta. Despite the lovely and convenient facilities in and around the marina, we were becoming weary of the constant water and the sanitation issues in the town. Apparently, the sanitation issues have been long standing, and every newly elected major promises to fix the issue. Along the main waterfront street, raw sewerage in a liquid form, would run down the street. Together with the heat, the smell was awful.

Our plan was to leave the marina after lunch time on Wednesday 14 January, anchor out in the bay and then leave early Thursday morning, heading for Puerto Obaldia, Panama – one of the main entry points, but that is for the next blog entry.

Until next time…..

Take care, keep well, stay safe and be happy.

Best wishes, always

Mel and Caryn

                                                                                          Photos of Santa Marta

No 6: Passages 2026 - Sights of Colombia – Bogota, Salento, Medallion

 This is our first blog entry for 2026 – so to all of you – Happy New Year! May 2026 be a wonderful year for you and your loved ones.

Back to our news - as mentioned in our previous blog post, after touring around Peru and seeing some of that country’s wonderful and amazing sights, we flew from Lima, Peru to Bogota, Colombia.

We arrived in Bogota, late Sunday afternoon and as always took a taxi/uber to our hotel. I was quite

apprehensive about going to Bogota due to its bad reputation, which I am sure is justified as we had been advised not to visit certain areas. We had chosen a hotel in a central area which was renowned for having many restaurants, safe night life and was close to the cultural areas of Bogota.  

My first impression was that of a dirty city, covered with lots of graffiti and litter. This perception did change as, like most big cities, there are some lovely areas.

Bogota is situated on an elevated and broad plateau called the Bogota Savanna. It is one of the largest cities in the world at altitude, averaging about 2,640 metres above sea level. The city is surrounded by high dramatic mountains, which gives the city a coolish climate. Many years ago, the area once was a large lake, and one can seem remnants of this scattered around the city.

 On Monday, we took a funicular to the top of Monserrate, where we could see the whole expanse of the

city. Monserrate is a mountain and sanctuary 3,152 metres above sea level and its name originates from Monserrate in Catalonia, Spain. The main attraction is the 17^th century church and shrine to El Senor Caido – the Fallen Lord. This is a major pilgrimage site. The whole area had Christmas decorations and lights which was lovely to see, plus there were the markets and cafes.

We spent over three hours enjoying the views of Bogota before we descended back down to the city by the cable car. We then took a taxi to the main historical and museum area of Bogota, where we enjoyed a few hours meandering around the cobbled streets and went to the Museo Botero – which featured many artworks of Fernando Botero. You may remember in Cartagena, Mel enjoying himself feeling the huge statue of La Gorda Gertrudis (Fat Gertrudis). Botero certainly has a distinct form of painting and design, as his sculptures are unusually huge.

Botero Museum | The Cultural Network of the Bank of the Republic

Afterwards, we just kept walking along the main street back to our hotel. As we walked, we encountered a variety of sights: towering skyscrapers, the main university, green parks, intricate roads, and an interesting blend of modern and colonial architecture. The Colombians seem to acknowledge their colonial past but are not ‘hung up’ on it and appear not to have any grudges against it. We passed lots of stalls selling Christmas items plus a large area where people were selling second hand items. Once again, the street art was amazing!

On Tuesday, we decided to take the hop on/off bus so we could get an idea of the whole of the city.

The tour started in a very upmarket area, which apparently was the main financial area of the city. It was

Monserrate 

quite beautiful with lots of green, leafy streets, walkways and parks. Contrary to my original thoughts of Bogota, it has many green areas and parks and some lovely areas where one can see people care for their surroundings. A large metro system is currently under development in the city centre, which should alleviate the congestion when completed.

After our tour, we decided to once again to walk back to our hotel but this time it was from the opposite end of where we were on the previous day. In fact, in the two days we were in Bogota, we walked the length of the main city.

The next day, Wednesday, we flew from Bogota to Perreira, which is in the coffee region of Colombia. Perreira airport was the closest airport to where we were planning on staying for the next two days,

We saw a Black Condor.

Salento. We caught an uber through to Salento which sits in the Quindio department (similar to a province), part of Colombia’s coffee Axis (Eje Cafetero). Salento is a very pretty town as the houses are brightly painted and there are many restaurants and cafes. The central square was decorated with lots of Christmas decorations once more, since it was a week away from Christmas. While we were in Salento, we took a traditional Willy jeep (the local transportation) to the Cocora Valley to see the iconic wax palms. These wax palms can reach up to 60 metres tall. While we were there, our guide, Sebastian, drew our attention to the prolific bird life in the Cocora Valley. The views in the Cocora valley, were spectacular.

After visiting the Cocora Valley, we took another Willy jeep to a traditional finca (coffee farm). The weather was a bit against us, but we had an enjoyable time learning about the harvesting and manufacturing of coffee. No wonder it has become quite an expensive beverage as the whole process is labour intensive and quite involved. The cheap brands of coffee are harvested in a more commercial and quick way but decent specialist coffee, is quite involved. I am not a huge coffee drinker, but I certainly prefer the Colombian coffee to the Peruvian coffee and the typical cheap Starbucks type of coffee. Mel enjoyed tasting the different varieties and blends.

Salento had a lovely, relaxed feel about it. Mel and I are always in a quandary as to how long to stay in

a place. For example, we thought 3 nights would be enough for Bogota. However, an additional day would have been great as we would have enjoyed going to the Salt Cathedral which was a whole day excursion and then to Salento – it would have been lovely to have spent longer there as well. We faced the same dilemma in the next place we visited, Medellin.

From Salento, we caught the bus back to Perreira where we spent a few hours exploring the downtown area before catching a taxi to the airport. As always, there were lots of elaborate Christmas decorations and lights everywhere in the city

plus, what we had noticed in quite a few central squares and parks in Colombia, were tables of people playing chess or dominoes. It had quite a community feel as all ages were involved.

 Later that evening, Friday, we caught a flight to Medellin arriving rather late and in the pouring rain.

Medellin is Colombia’s second largest city and is known as Colombia’s ‘City of Eternal Spring’ because of its year-round mild climate – it’s average temperature all year is 22 – 24degrees C. My favourite temperature!!!! Medellin has had a huge transformation in recent years, as it had a bad reputation for violence but is now known for its innovation, urban renewal and cultural.

The artist Fernando Botero was from Medellin and many of his oversized sculptures can be found in the city, particularly in Plaza Botero.

 The Tunel de Oriente is an 8,2km long tunnel connecting the main airport – Jose Maria Cordova International airport in Rionegro to Medellin’s city centre. It only opened in August 2019 and has reduced the travel time to the airport from 1 hour minimum to 20 – 30 mins. It was quite amazing to experience at night and then again during the day when we left to fly back from Medellin to Santa Marta.

We had only booked one night in Medellin, so we were up early to explore as much as we could in the short time we were there. There is a river running through the main city centre of Medellin – the Rio

Rio Medellin.

Medellin. It has many tributaries, which gives the city a lush and calming feel. Once again, we would have liked to have stayed longer in Medellin, but we had been away from Passages for almost 3 weeks, and we were keen to get ‘back home’.

We arrived back in Santa Marta on Saturday – late afternoon. Passages was fine although very dirty and dusty. Due to the Katabatic winds blowing down the Sierra Nevada range, the dust in Santa Marta is quite incredible. But that is another story.

So, until next time…..

Take care, keep well, and stay safe.

Best wishes, always

Mel and Caryn

👉The rest of Colombia

P.S. At the moment, we are making plans to leave Santa Marta, Colombia for Panama - San Blas Islands on Wednesday 14 January. (fingers crossed).

No 4 : Passages 2025/2026 - Colombia – Cartagena

 

The flag of Cartagena.

Cartagena is located on the northern coast of Colombia, approximately 230km along the coast from Santa Marta. Both cities are historic port cities. Santa Marta is closer to the Sierra Nevada mountains where the katabatic winds race down their slopes. Cartagena is well known for its colonial walled city

Clock Tower at the entrance
to the Walled City.

which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since we were not going to sail to Cartagena as mentioned in our previous blog, we decided to travel by bus to Cartagena. I enjoy bus and train travel as I love seeing the countryside and the small towns and places along the way.

We decided we would spend from Monday 23 – Saturday 29 November in Cartagena exploring the famous walled city, the area of Getsemani known for its street art, and the imposing Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.

Travel in Colombia is much cheaper than in Australia. We have used Uber and taxi’s several times and the cost for the distance travelled is in no way comparable to what we would pay in Perth. We caught an Uber to the main bus terminus here in Santa Marta to catch our bus to Cartagena. The bus timetable is a rough guide as to when your bus will leave and arrive at your destination. It took us most of the day, Monday, to arrive in Cartagena. The traffic is frenetic and a complete assault on all your senses. Motor bikes are the main form of transport for most individuals, but there are still many cars, yellow taxis, huge trucks with their enormous loads and people riding push bikes as well. I would not be able to drive here as I would not get anywhere. You must be aggressive or assertive. They love using their hooters too. My goodness!!! Helmets on the motor bikes seem to be optional, like most road rules. If the motor bike driver can see a way around the traffic jam, whether it be over, along the medium strip, or the walkway/pavement, they will take it.

What gets me down though in some places around the world, is the litter and use of plastic. It is

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.

EVERYWHERE here! The tourist areas are much cleaner and have street sweepers but in other areas, residential areas, along most of the journey to Cartagena, there was litter. I will not get on my soap box but…….

Our hotel in Cartagena was situated on the island of Manga, and it had a swimming pool. Something that we made sure we had access to. The hotel was close enough to the walled city and Getsemani where we enjoyed a stroll around and had dinner. The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas was lit up and looked quite beautiful from the bridge and entrance to the walled city.

The Boca Grande.

Tuesday – we took the Hop on and hop off bus. We enjoy these buses as it gives you a quick overview of the place you are visiting. Cartagena is a city of contrast – the historical area and the recently
developed area of Boca Grande, which looks like the Miami, Florida coastline with all the tall high-rises. We walked around the walled city with its cobbled streets, buildings with balconies and flowering creepers cascading down and along their structures, elaborate doors with their imposing and interesting door knockers. There were statues of the various Spanish leaders, plus metal works and sculptures by prominent Colombian artists like Fernando Botero and Edgardo Carmona.

One of the most popular and well-known sculpture by Fernando Botero, is La Gorda Gertrudis (Fat Gertrudis). She is an imposing sculpture of a reclining nude woman. It was donated by the artist to the
city in 2000, weighs approximately 650 kgs and stands (lies) directly in front of Santo Domingo Church. A popular tradition is to touch her breasts, which is meant to bring you good luck and abundant love. Mel had a go…. Is he trying to tell me something. 🤔

During our bus trip, the commentary mentioned the various battles that occurred during the history of Cartagena. As always, the French and the English were involved as they tried to dominate the Caribbean. From the Spanish point of view, Sir Francis Drake was considered, like a few other historical nautical figures, to be a pirate. Like most things in life, it is all about perspective. The British tried to capture Cartagena in 1741 during the reign of King George II of Great Britain and King Philip V of Spain, but they failed miserably due to the fortification of the city and the strategic place of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas. After two months of fighting the British were forced to withdraw. They lost over 10 000 soldiers, mostly from yellow fever, malaria, and dysentery.

 A statue of San Pedro Claver.

While in Cartagena, we saw the San Pedro Claver Church which is in the aptly named Plaza de San Pedro Claver. He was a priest who worked hard to lessen the burdens and improve the lives of the African slaves brought to Cartagena to help build the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas and various other fortifications. In this plaza was the Museum of Modern art, which I enjoyed strolling around while Mel went for a walk along the wall of the city.

During our time in Cartagena, we enjoyed strolling around Getsemani. This area was once a working-class neighbourhood and an area of disrepute. It has, however, been transformed and is buzzing with artists, music blaring from the popular Plaza de la Trinidad, and many lively restaurants and salsa bars.

We visited the gold museum of Cartagena, walked the entire walled city, and spent a good part of a day walking around the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas with its many tunnels and fortifications. We saw the important landmarks like the Clock Tower and the Artesanias de Colombia shopping mail, which  looks like the globe theatre in the U.K., as well as the Monumento India Catalina.

India Catalina was an Indigenous woman born in 1495 near Cartagena. She was captured by Spanish conquistadors and taken to Santo Domingo. She later became an interpreter and intermediary for Pedro

India Catalina.

de Heredai, the founder of Cartagena.

We enjoyed our time in Cartagena but were also keen to return to Santa Marta and Passages as we prepare for the next few weeks of travel. We will be heading to Peru to visit Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca and afterwards completing some of our inland travel of Colombia; to Bogota, the coffee regions in Salento and Medellin before returning to Santa Marta in time for Christmas.

The next few blog entries might be a bit behind due to our travels over the next few weeks. We would like to take this opportunity, in case we do not get a chance later, to wish everyone who reads and takes an interest in our blog, a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful, happy and healthy 2026 filled with many amazing opportunities and memories.

So, until next time…..

Take care, keep well, and stay safe.

Best wishes, always

Mel and Caryn

👉Getsemani - street art

👉San Felipe de Barajas.

👉Cartagena - the walled city.

No 3: Passages 2025 /2026 - Colombia – Santa Marta and Cartagena

 

Passages home for the next two months.

We’ve been in Colombia for over two weeks now and so far, we are enjoying our time here. In its chaotic, lively way – everything works. But more later and in the next few blog entries.

 As mentioned in our previous blog post, we decided to skip Aruba and sail to Santa Marta, Colombia as the weather window was perfect for us. We made it in record time as well as we were only expecting to

While we were anchored - I couldn't help but
compare the sizes of the different vessels.

arrive in Santa Marta Monday morning, 17 November but arrived on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, we could not go into the marina as the offices were closed, so we dropped anchor in the bay. While in Colombia, we will be staying in the marina for safety reasons, plus we intend travelling around the country while we are here, so it is far safer for Passages to be tied up in a marina.

There were several motorboats in the bay as everyone was enjoying the last few hours of the weekend. Music was blaring from a few party boats and from the beach. It was the rhythmic sound of Latin American beat, so was uplifting and energising. By 9.00pm it was quiet and there was just us, Passages, and two Cats anchored in the bay.

Santa Marta waterfront.

First thing Monday morning we radioed the marina to ask if we could enter the marina and where we would be docking. We were told to wait 10 minutes. Two hours later, we eventually pulled up anchor and headed for the marina. Thankfully, the lovely family we had met in Curacao, Raymond, Deanne and their two children, Miles and Vajén, were on hand to help us reverse into our slip. They had arrived in Santa Marta on Saturday evening and had also spent their first night at anchor before preceding into the marina. They were next to us in Curacao Marina, so we got to know them quite well. While in Curacao, we took them to the beach, the hardware store – like Bunnings in Australia, the various grocery shops and of course Big Mac for their soft serves.

But back to our sail from Curacao to Santa Marta…… we checked out of Curacao on Thursday 13 November and like most places, had 24 hours to leave the country. We decided to sail up the coast to Santa Cruz as planned and anchor off for the night as we prefer to try Passages out, especially after she has been on the hard/boatyard for so long, before doing any extensive sailing. Raymond and Deanne on their boat Pleiterik decided to leave for Santa Marta directly after checking out.

Raymond and Deanne are from the Netherlands, just outside of Rotterdam and have been sailing on their boat for just over a year. They bought their boat in Curacao last year, 2024 and it was only at the start of this year that they sailed north to Puerto Rico and then made their way down the east Caribbean chain.

 

It felt so good being at anchor as we were quite protected from the easterly winds. Mel went for a swim and enjoyed seeing all the healthy coral around the shoreline.

Friday morning, 6.00am the anchor was up and we were heading to Santa Marta. The winds were behind us so we were sailing down wind, which can be uncomfortable at times as you are cork screwing along but one does get accustomed to the motion. Passages was doing speeds we hadn’t seen her do for quite a while as the current was also pushing us along. After 25 hours of sailing her average speed was 6.5 knots. Pleiterik, which is a much bigger and lighter boat – 47 foot, achieved a record for their sailing by doing 157nmiles in 21 hours. We were keeping track of them and communicating through WhatsApp the whole time. Starlink/Technology is amazing – most of the time.

Just before sunset on our second nights sail, we had a HUGE pod of dolphins playing around and under Passages. It was pure magic. They spent over half an hour jumping, tail slapping, diving, and swimming around us. These dolphins seemed to be slightly speckled grey in colour – the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin – I think after doing some research. Anyway, it was absolutely fantastic to experience.

 As predicted by PredictWind, the weather app and program we use, the wind started to die down on Sunday morning into afternoon. The last 20nmiles took forever as we now had a current against us so were only doing 4 knots. We thought of putting the engine on but resisted as we knew it would be easy to anchor outside the marine if we arrived in Santa Marta after dark. The streetlights were bright enough for us to see any other vessels in the anchorage.

 As mentioned, we eventually arrived in Santa Marta just before 5.00pm on Sunday afternoon after a wonderful sail. Mel had the opportunity to use the whisker pole, and we even spent quite a bit of the

The whisker pole.

sail, wing on wing. (When the main sail is out on one side of the boat and the genoa, with the whisker pole on the other side of the boat – the whisker pole keeps the big genoa – our main sailing sail – out, ready to catch the wind.)

 

All I can say is things don’t move quickly here, as in spite of being tied up in our pen by 10.30am, it was only on Tuesday morning that we became legal and were allowed off the boat. By Tuesday afternoon, we had our passes for the bathrooms and the security gate of the dock we are on. Thankfully, Pleiterik are across the way from us, so we could use the shower facilities with their passes. I have never enjoyed ice cold showers so much, as the heat and humidity are relentless.

 

Santa Marta is in the lee of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which cause katabatic winds to howl down the mountain sides in the afternoon at around 4.30pm and boy are they strong but also welcomed as they cool everything and everyone down. We put our wind instrument on to see the speed of these winds. We saw between 25 and 40 knots of wind – to be precise 39.9knots of wind. We put extra lines on Passages to hold her against the dock and have decided not to put our sunshade over the boat. It’s unfortunate as the sunshade keeps to inside of the boat cool, but these winds are too strong.

While we are here, which should be for about two months, we will be getting new chaps/covers for the dinghy and doing as much travelling as we possible. We had planned to sail and to spend some time in Cartagena but there is so much paperwork and bureaucracy involved when sailing and anchoring from

Enjoying an ice cream.

one place to another in Colombia, that we’ve realise staying here in Santa Marta and using it as our base, is far easier and cheaper. Plus, I am very happy here. The bathrooms are great and laundry facilities are included in the price. There is a good grocery shop about 300 metres from the entrance to the marina and we have free access to the swimming pool at the Marriott Hotel which is across the road from the entrance to the marina. The swimming pool water is so welcoming as it is icy cold. PLUS, as Mel says, there are so many amazing ice-cream shops in town.

Since being here, we, along with Deanne, Raymond and their two adorable children, have spent a few evenings downtown where there is an amazing and wonderful vibe. The music and atmosphere are infectious and enjoyable. Everyone is preparing for Christmas and the Christmas decorations, lights and huge trees are everywhere. I have had a few giggles as in quite a few places the Christmas decorations are of snowmen, with ‘Let it snow’ written all of them and it’s boiling hot here. Anyway… we’re heading to Cartagena by bus for a few days since we are not sailing there.

So, until next time…..

Take care, keep well, and stay safe.

Best wishes, always

Mel and Caryn

 P.S. How could I forget to mention this..... we caught a fish while sailing between Curaçao and Santa Marta. It was a good-sized tuna. What a mess though filleting it while sailing but Mel did a great job, and we have been enjoying some fresh tuna.

👉Dolphins